Ocado Group PLC Holding(s) in Company (8978B)

TIDMOCDO

RNS Number : 8978B

Ocado Group PLC

15 January 2018

TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings

 
 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS(i) 
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 1a. Identity of the issuer                                         OCADO GROUP PLC 
  or the underlying issuer 
  of existing shares to which 
  voting rights are attached(ii) 
  : 
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 1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer 
  (please mark with an "X" if appropriate) 
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 Non-UK issuer 
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 2. Reason for the notification (please mark the appropriate 
  box or boxes with an "X") 
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 An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                                 X 
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 An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments 
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 An event changing the breakdown of voting rights 
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 Other (please specify)(iii) : 
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 3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation(iv) 
 Name                                               Citigroup Global Markets 
                                                     Limited 
 City and country of registered                     London , United Kingdom 
  office (if applicable) 
 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)(v) 
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 Name                                               N/A 
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 City and country of registered 
  office (if applicable) 
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 5. Date on which the threshold                     11-Jan-2018 
  was crossed or reached(vi) 
  : 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified                   15-Jan-2018 
  (DD/MM/YYYY): 
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 7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification 
  obligation 
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                    % of voting     % of voting                 Total of               Total number 
                      rights       rights through               both in %               of voting 
                     attached        financial                 (8.A + 8.B)              rights of 
                     to shares      instruments                                         issuer(vii) 
                     (total of       (total of 
                       8. A)        8.B 1 + 8.B 
                                         2) 
----------------  --------------  ---------------  ---------------------------------  -------------- 
 Resulting 
  situation 
  on the date 
  on which 
  threshold 
  was crossed 
  or reached          0.4557%         8.3748%                   8.8305%                 630,790,417 
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 Position 
  of previous 
  notification 
  (if 
  applicable)         1.7389%         8.6036%                   10.3245% 
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 8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the 
  date on which the threshold was crossed or reached(viii) 
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 A: Voting rights attached to shares 
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 Class/type        Number of voting rights(ix)      % of voting rights 
  of 
  shares 
  ISIN code 
  (if possible) 
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                      Direct          Indirect                   Direct                  Indirect 
                     (Art 9 of       (Art 10 of                 (Art 9 of                (Art 10 of 
                     Directive        Directive                 Directive                Directive 
                    2004/109/EC)    2004/109/EC)              2004/109/EC)              2004/109/EC) 
                      (DTR5.1)       (DTR5.2.1)                 (DTR5.1)                 (DTR5.2.1) 
---------------   --------------  ---------------  ---------------------------------  -------------- 
  GB00B3MBS747       2,874,207                                  0.4557% 
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 SUBTOTAL 
  8. A                       2,874,207                                  0.4557% 
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 B 1: Financial Instruments according to Art. 13(1)(a) 
  of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (a)) 
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 Type of           Expiration      Exercise/        Number of voting                   % of voting 
 financial          date(x)         Conversion       rights that                        rights 
 instrument                         Period(xi)       may be acquired 
                                                     if the instrument 
                                                     is 
                                                     exercised/converted. 
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    Right to 
   recall lent 
    securities                                                 27,825,857                 4.4113% 
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                                   SUBTOTAL 8. 
                                    B 1                        27,825,857                 4.4113% 
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 B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect 
  according to Art. 13(1)(b) of Directive 2004/109/EC 
  (DTR5.3.1.1 (b)) 
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 Type of          Expiration       Exercise/        Physical          Number           % of voting 
  financial        date(x)         Conversion       or cash            of voting        rights 
  instrument                       Period           settlement(xii)    rights 
                                   (xi) 
---------------  ---------------  ---------------  ----------------  ---------------  -------------- 
     Equity 
      Swap          20-Mar-18                            Cash              494            0.0001% 
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     Equity 
      Swap          02-Apr-18                            Cash             14,220          0.0023% 
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     Equity 
      Swap          04-Apr-18                            Cash             98,318          0.0156% 
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     Equity 
      Swap          30-Apr-18                            Cash            408,745          0.0648% 
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     Equity 
      Swap          10-Aug-18                            Cash            571,395          0.0906% 
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     Equity 
      Swap          05-Oct-18                            Cash             62,703          0.0099% 
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     Equity 
      Swap          08-Oct-18                            Cash           1,190,941         0.1888% 
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     Equity 
      Swap          08-Oct-18                            Cash             52,000          0.0082% 
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     Equity 
      Swap          11-Oct-18                            Cash             7,066           0.0011% 
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     Equity 
      Swap          11-Oct-18                            Cash             6,523           0.0010% 
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     Equity 
      Swap          13-Nov-18                            Cash             3,274           0.0005% 
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     Equity 
      Swap          26-Dec-18                            Cash            132,220          0.0210% 
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     Equity 

      Swap          26-Dec-18                            Cash            482,776          0.0765% 
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     Equity 
      Swap          08-Jan-19                            Cash            598,653          0.0949% 
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     Equity 
      Swap          08-Jan-19                            Cash           5,121,945         0.8120% 
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     Equity 
      Swap          28-May-19                            Cash            764,539          0.1212% 
---------------  ---------------  ---------------  ----------------  ---------------  -------------- 
     Equity 
      Swap          16-Oct-19                            Cash           2,137,487         0.3389% 
---------------  ---------------  ---------------  ----------------  ---------------  -------------- 
     Equity 
      Swap          16-Oct-19                            Cash           1,149,815         0.1823% 
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     Equity 
      Swap          16-Oct-19                            Cash           1,131,557         0.1794% 
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     Equity 
      Swap          16-Oct-19                            Cash            242,130          0.0384% 
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     Equity 
      Swap          16-Oct-19                            Cash             87,731          0.0139% 
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     Equity 
      Swap          13-Dec-19                            Cash             43,659          0.0069% 
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     Equity 
      Swap          07-Aug-20                            Cash           6,396,084         1.0140% 
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     Equity 
      Swap          07-Aug-20                            Cash           2,058,908         0.3264% 
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     Equity 
      Swap          07-Aug-20                            Cash           2,238,439         0.3549% 
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                                                       SUBTOTAL 
                                                         8.B.2          25,001,622        3.9635% 
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 9. Information in relation to the person subject to 
  the notification obligation (please mark the 
  applicable box with an "X") 
 Person subject to the notification obligation is 
  not controlled by any natural person or legal entity 
  and does not control any other undertaking(s) holding 
  directly or indirectly an interest in the (underlying) 
  issuer(xiii) 
 Full chain of controlled undertakings through which                         X 
  the voting rights and/or the 
  financial instruments are effectively held starting 
  with the ultimate controlling natural person or 
  legal entity(xiv) (please add additional rows as 
  necessary) 
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      Name(xv)           % of voting          % of voting             Total of both 
                         rights if it        rights through            if it equals 
                         equals or is     financial instruments        or is higher 
                         higher than          if it equals          than the notifiable 
                        the notifiable        or is higher               threshold 
                          threshold        than the notifiable 
                                                threshold 
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 Citigroup Global 
  Markets Limited 
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 Citigroup Global 
  Markets Europe 
  Limited 
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 Citigroup Financial 
  Products Inc. 
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 Citigroup Global 
  Markets Holdings 
  Inc. 
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 Citgroup Inc. 
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 10. In case of proxy voting, please identify: 
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 Name of the proxy holder 
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 The number and % of voting 
  rights held 
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 The date until which the 
  voting rights will be held 
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 11. Additional information(xvi) 
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 Place of completion   Belfast 
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 Date of completion    15-Jan-2018 
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